Communications Law
News of the Week; December 23, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Fair Use Permits Newspaper to Republish Photo Taken By Drone–Castle v. Kingsport Publishing (Eric Goldman) Dr. Seuss/Star Trek Mash-Up Not Fair Use, Ninth Circuit Rules The Mystery Of The Copyright On Sherlock Holmes’ Emotions Goes Unsolved Due To Settlement The Copyright Office Will Not Weigh in on Philadelphia Phillies’ Copyright Dispute US COVID-19 […]
News of the Week; December 16, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Eve of destruction: Moral rights infringement and destroying works of art Two Turntables, No Microphone: Using Technical Diagram Is Not Copyright Infringement Brophy v. Belcalis Almanzar (California, Southern District 12.4.20): In lawsuit against Cardi B for using plaintiff’s back tattoo on cover of her album, court holds that transformative fair use is question for […]
News of the Week; December 9, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Linking and Copyright Law in the European Union – Where do we go from here? Another Court Says Embedding Instagram Photos May Be Fair Use–Boesen v. United Sports (Eric Goldman) 576 German Artists Want EU Copyright Directive Made Worse, With No Exceptions For Memes Or Mashups Nancy Pelosi Sells Out The Public: Agrees […]
News of the Week; December 2, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Nicki Minaj Safeguards the Right for Artists to Experiment with Unlicensed Work Skateboard Graphic Artist Sues Jack Black, Tony Hawk, and The Berrics for Copyright Infringement of Skateboard Graphic Design PewDiePie’s “My Heart Will Go On”: A Case Study in the DMCA and YouTube’s Copyright Dispute Process (Part I) Peace does not get […]
News of the Week; November 25, 2020
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Using music in your business? Copyright fees proposed to increase Disney (Disney!) Accused Of Trying To Lawyer Its Way Out Of Paying Royalties To Alan Dean Foster Who Owns Vacation Photos of You? Probably Not You–Hubay v. Mendez (Eric Goldman) Hyperlinking: more control for copyright owners “Cultural misinterpretation” or designer’s freedom? Due diligence […]